The Clockwork City
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Terrain Type | Urban / Mechanical |
| Climate | TBD |
| Size/Scope | City-sized mechanical marvel |
| Dominant Inhabitants | TBD |
| Known Factions/Groups | TBD |
| Key Resources | Advanced technology, The Perpetual Engine (now broken) |
Physical Description
- General Overview: An entire city that once ran on a single perpetual motion engine, representing the pinnacle of mechanical achievement. The city's infrastructure was entirely dependent on this engine, which has mysteriously stopped working within the last year, throwing the city into crisis.
- Sensory Details: Once filled with the rhythmic ticking and whirring of countless gears, now eerily quiet with only sporadic mechanical sounds as citizens desperately try to maintain failing systems.
- Points of Interest:
- The Grand Engine: The now-still perpetual motion device at the city's heart
- Emergency Manual Systems: Hastily constructed replacements for automated services
Encounters & Events
The Engine's Death
- Summary of Event: Within the last year, the perpetual engine that powered the entire Clockwork City simply stopped. No explanation has been found, though the timing suggests connection to the Shepherd's growing influence. The city struggles to survive without its primary power source.
- Outcome, Decisions & Consequences: City in crisis, possibly seeking Fellowship aid
History & Lore
- Known History: Built around a perpetual motion engine, the city was a marvel of engineering
- Rumors & Legends:
- The Perfect Machine: The engine was said to be truly perpetual, impossible to stop
- The Last Tick: Some claim they heard the engine's final tick matching the Shepherd's words
- Current Events:
- Infrastructure Collapse: The city struggles without its power source
- Desperate Solutions: Citizens seeking any means to restart the engine
Secrets & Discoveries
- Unrevealed Secrets:
- Why the Engine Stopped: True cause remains unknown
- Connection to Entropy: How the Shepherd's power affects mechanical perpetuity
- Player Discoveries: None yet - location not visited
GM Notes
- Future Plot Hooks: Quest to restart the engine, discovering the connection to entropy, potential source of allies or resources
- Importance to Campaign: Represents how even perpetual motion cannot escape entropy
- Misc.: The timing (within last year) suggests this is a recent escalation of the Shepherd's power